My obsession with trench coats go wayyyy back to my childhood and my love of Inspector Gadget, which is a cartoon character that wore a trench coat and could pretty much fix anything with a bobby pin. There was something so cool and dapper about this strange looking guy, and when the collar went up….oh forget about it.
One of the identifying factors of a great trench is a great trench fabric. I used this Theory durable cotton from moodfabrics.com that’s perfect for a trench. It’s lightweight and great quality, it cuts sews and irons nicely.
Both jackets were lined with this twill lining.
I wanted to put a spin on a trench and remembered a Burberry trench from a few years ago that I loved, and created this one using Simplicity 2285 with the following alterations:
-Added 3″ to the width of front edge to make the double breast
-Added 1″ to the length of front yoke
-Squared off the bottom of the front of the pattern
-Remove 14.5″ from the length of the sleeve
-Added a removable undersleeve using Vogue V8841 (Added a 1″ elastic to the top of the sleeve and connected the removable sleeve to the inside of the short sleeve using a shank button)
-Added 2 15″x1″ sleeve belts
-Added 3 2″x1″ belt loops
-Added elastic at the top of the sleeve
Chandler’s jacket was made using Burda 141 02/2010 with the following alterations:
-Removed 9″ from the length
-Added shoulder tabs
-Added 1″ to the length of the undersleeve
-Removed 11″ from the length of the short sleeve
-Attached the under sleeve to the short sleeve
My look
Jeans-Levis
Shirt-Long Sleeve T-shirt
Heels-Narcisso Rodriguez
Chandler
Pants-Zara
Shirt-Zara
Boots-Hunter
Beautiful as usual! I hope you do some sew along videos on YouTube!
Wow! You knocked it out of the ball park with these creations!
Thank you so much
Hi Nikki,
Question…was there a reason why you picked that sleeve from that pattern? Let’s just say I don’t have that pattern what characteristics should I look for in a sleeve pattern to match yours?
Thank you for posting this…I was stalking your blog waiting for it…LOL
Meisa
Hi Meisa
I selected that pattern only because I’ve used it in the past and I knew how it fit. You can definitely use any pattern that has more of a snug fit.
One more question…did yo u line the entire jacket or just the sleeves and yoke??
Thank you so much!
Lovely! You both look great!
Thank you Georgia
Amazing job, per usual. I will have to give this one a try! Dreaming of spring (fashion)!
Thank you so much
Hey Nikki,
do you line your entire jacket or just the sleeves?
Thank you!!
Love it.